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Just a Habit by mar1p0sa_papp1l0n
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
26 Feb 2026
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It wasn’t like he had to throw up, Ilya reasoned. It was just a bad habit, and he quit those all the time. But he was leaving the cottage in two days, and the thought of packing up this life with Shane into his carry-on and flying back to Boston alone was tying him in knots. He was just stressed, and vomiting made him feel lighter. He didn’t need to, though.
Or, a study of Ilya's recklessness and unhealthy coping as a foil to Shane's ED-coded behaviors, where he has his own disordered habits. He has it under control, until he doesn't. This work is fully finished, just updating as I edit :)
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is it ever gonna be enough? by doorway (glossedmouth)
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
09 Feb 2026
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“I can’t tell him I love him,” Ilya said. His face crumpled into a fresh wave of tears. He shook his head. He took a deep, shuddering breath. “I don’t deserve him.”
Svetlana sighed.
“Ilya, we are not bad people. We just come from a bad place.”
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Ilya, through the eyes of all the men and women he has sex with throughout the years, including Svetlana.
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- Part 1 of Boats Against The Current
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Ilya is sixteen years old when his brother walks in on him with another boy.
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night plane for a reason (vodka problems) by charleybradburies for TheBearQueen
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Feb 2026
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Ilya has had many surprises in his life - including, but not limited to, experiences that are practically certain to happen in life, such as deaths, and successes, and love, now that he has dared to admit that love has happened, has grown in and around him like an unstoppable growth spurt in feelings.
Alexei doesn’t tend to surprise him. (But it can happen.)
OR: Ilya and Shane are outed on the day of Grigori Rozanov's funeral. Alexei quietly makes a choice he hasn't made before.
Title inspired by "Champagne Problems" by Taylor Swift.
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Sinking While Swimming by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Feb 2026
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“Maybe you don't have to-”
“Uh-uh. No backtracking now.” Hayden pointed a finger at him. “If you tell Shane, fantastic. Would love that, quite frankly, but until you do, I want those goddamn pictures, Rozanov. Am I clear?” Ilya wanted to make some quip about Pike trying to get a different kind of picture out of him, but given the circumstances... He just nodded. “Good. My kids tragically love the fuck out of you, so figure this out.” Ilya nodded again. “Alright then.”
Silence followed. Ilya eventually got up, and Hayden awkwardly walked him to the door.
“Ilya,” he said, surprising him with the first name. “I know what I say doesn’t particularly matter, and I am mainly just a fail-safe for this situation, but…” He opened the front door and clicked his tongue. “For what it’s worth, you’re a good guy and don’t deserve the shit your brain apparently puts you through.”
"I'm a married man, Pike."
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Ilya’s depression shifts into some self-harming tendencies, despite how well he can justify most of it. An unexpected cavalry comes together.
(AKA I found a story filled with sex and decided to hone in on my other favorite things: mental health and complex family dynamics)
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Wow didn’t know I needed ilya and alexei to actually have a relationship beyond what happened in the first book but omg I loved that dynamic